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Fraser Dainton
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Reporter, Presenter, Commentator, Event Host, Voiceover. Cat dad, craft beer lover, gardener, sourdough baker, humanist. Contact : fraserdaintonmedia@gmail.com
Our babies have flown the nest!

It was a bitter sweet moment. We felt huge joy at the fact that 7 of the 8 chicks made it out in to the big wide world, but also sadness that one of them didn’t. That’s nature.

Fly safe, little ones xx

#nature #birds #birdwatchers #birdwatching #bluetits #nest
May 27, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Stretching and fluttering those little wings! We’re expecting fledging to happen very soon.

#birds #birdwatching #nature #spring #bluetits #nest
May 21, 2025 at 8:27 AM
8 little chicks- not so little any more! Look at the size of them now compared to their parents. It’s getting crowded in there! 🐦🐦

#nature #birds #birdwatching #nest #spring #springwatch2025
May 20, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Happy World Bee day!
🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝

We can’t underestimate just how vital they are to our entire ecosystem. Without honey bees, bumble bees and other important pollinators, it would collapse!

Show some love for bees!

🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝

#bees #beekeeping #beekind🐝 #worldbeeday2025
May 20, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Great to be back on the mic again for Sky Sports at Wakefield v Warrington. Some fantastic stuff played by Trinity, they could do big things this year.

#sport #rugbyleague #commentary #commentators
May 19, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Colouring coming through and starting to look like proper little birds! It may only be a few days before they fledge, and start to leave the nest!

#spring #nature #birds #birdwatching #nest #bluetits
May 19, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Feeding frenzy! As the chicks get older and bigger, mum and dad are working hard to keep them fed. It also looks like some of them are starting to open their eyes. 🐦🐦

#nature #spring #birds #birdwatching #bluetits #nest #chicks
May 16, 2025 at 7:51 AM
What a lively lot they are! No wonder we weren’t able to say for sure how many chicks were in the nest to start with, but we now know we definitely have 8, which means all the eggs hatched! 🐦🐦

#nature #spring #birds #birdwatching #nest #bluetits
May 13, 2025 at 8:10 AM
7 hungry mouths being fed! So far, it looks like all the chicks have survived these early stages, and are growing nicely. Mum and Dad doing a brilliant job of feeding. 🐦🐦

#nature #spring #springwatch #birds #birdwatching #bluetits
May 11, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Glad to report that Mr Bluetit seems to have remembered that part of his duties include feeding Mrs Bluetit while she sits on the eggs! 🐦🐦

#nature #spring #birds #birdwatching #bluetits
May 2, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Are you sitting comfortably? 🐦

#nature #spring #birds #birdwatching #bluetits #nest #hatching
April 30, 2025 at 8:38 AM
It seems our lovely lady has decided 8 is enough, and the sitting has begun. Incubation takes usually 2 weeks. In the meantime, her partner has appeared on camera for the first time to bring her some dinner 🐦🐦

#nature #spring #birds #birdwatching #bluetits #nest #nesting
April 26, 2025 at 8:12 AM
We are now up to 7 eggs!!!
🐦🐦

#nature #spring #birds #birdwatching #bluetits
April 23, 2025 at 11:33 PM
And then there were 4! 🥚🥚🥚🥚🐦🐦

#nature #spring #springwatch #birds #birdwatching #nest #bluetits
April 20, 2025 at 9:20 PM
We’re up to 3 eggs! 🐦🐦

#nature #spring #birds #birdwatching #bluetits #nest
April 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Day 9. Looks like the blue tits have their first egg!! 🥚 🐦🐦

#spring #springwatch #birds #birdwatching #nest #bluetitdiary
April 17, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Day 7. More nest building, some re-organisation, and finally settling in for a snooze after all the hard work! 🐦🐦

#spring #springwatch #nature #birds #birdwatching #nest #bluetits
April 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Day 6. They started at 8 am this morning and haven’t stopped since! They have been pinching bits off our jute netting, as it’s clearly good nesting material! 🐦🐦

#nature #birdwatch #springwatch #nesting #bluetits #birds
April 13, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Day 3 of nest building. They’ve have been really busy today!

#nature #spring #birds #birdwatching #bluetits #nest
April 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM
An exciting evening - the first meeting of the HES Wilmslow beekeepers, for our first inspection of the year!

The hives are buzzing with activity, probably the best part of a month ahead of schedule, due to how warm the spring has been.

Much work to be done!

#bees #beekeeping
April 9, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Exciting news - the blue tits are moving in! Feverish activity throughout the morning as nest building begins… 🐦🐦😊

#nature #spring #birds #birdbox #birdwatch #nest #bluetits
April 8, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Well this is very exciting! Bought a new bird box with built in camera, and put it up yesterday. Already we have prospective tenants having a look! #nature #birds #bluetits
February 15, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Drone pilot for hire! ✅
I have now received my A2 certificate of competency (A2 C of C) qualification, as a drone pilot.
Many thanks theliguy™ for all their help.
If you’re in need of some aerial photography, get in touch!

#drone
December 18, 2024 at 6:51 PM
As we get closer to Christmas, Louis dons his special bow tie 😺 #cat
December 6, 2024 at 8:58 AM
A pleasure as always to host the Pride of St Helens awards!

A special night where we celebrate the inspirational people and amazing businesses of the town.
#events #eventhost #host #presenter #MC
November 23, 2024 at 1:41 PM